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S. MILLER.

BUNDLE CARRIER.

ted Feb. 16,1886.

Pat

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL MILLER, OF PIERRE, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

BUNDLE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336.251, dated February16, 1886.

Application filed April .12, 1885.

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MILLER, of Pierre, in the county of Hughes,Dakota Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBundle-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bundle-carriers for grain-binding machines; andit consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts, wherebythe carrier is caused to tip positively at predetermined intervals, andto remain at rest in a tilted or inclined position for a sufficientperiod of time to insure the complete discharge of the bundles.

The invention further consists in a bundledischarger for insuring thedelivery of the bundles from the carrier.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved carrier,showing thegearing by which it is actuated. Fig. 2 is a perspective view from therear outer corner of the carrier, showing the latter in the act oftipping. Fig. 3 is a side view of the carrier, showing it in position toreceive the bundles. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the carrier fullytipped and at rest. Figs. 5 and 6 are views illustrating the action ofthe gear by which the tipping is effected.

Heretofore bundle carriers have been arranged to tip automatically andmeans have been provided whereby the intervals of tipping might bevaried and controlled as desired; hence neither of these features isbroadly claimed. In some prior devices of which I have knowledge,however, the carrier has been arranged to tip and move back to place asone continuing movement, and as a consequence it has frequently happenedthat the carrier resumed its horizontal position before the bundlescould be entirely discharged. This difficulty has resulted either in anunequal number of bundles in a shock, or, more commonly and moreseriously, in the dragging of the bundles over the ground, and theconsequent thrashing out of grain. From careful observation of themachine in action I have found that two things are necessary: first,that a delay period or interval of rest be allowed when the carrier isfully tipped, so that the bundles may have time to pass from thecarrier; and, second, that an ejector be pro- Serial No. 163,056. (Nomodel.)

vided to insure the discharge of the bundles. The first of these I deemessential, the second advantageous and important, but not absolutelyrequisite.

The drawings illustrate a convenient form of mechanism for the purposestated; but various modifications as to details will readily suggestthemselves to the skilled mechanic.

A indicates a portion of the framing of a harvester and binder, whichmay be of any desired type,and B a shaft which rotates continuously orotherwise during the travel and operation of the machine.

In practice any convenient shaft that makes one revolution for everybound bundle may be selected from which to drive the bundle carrierautomatically, and motion may be imparted therefrom to theoperating-shaft O of the carrier by gearing, belt, or chain, or anyother common means of transmitting power and motion. Under thearrangement here shown the shaft B is furnished with a pinion, D, whichmeshes with and gives motion to a gear-wheel, E, secured upon shaft 0,the rela tive sizes of the pinion and the gear-wheel being such that theshaft B makes four revolutions to one of the shaft 0, and in practice itmust makea revolution for each bundle in the shock. Shaft O is suitablyjournaled or supported in the framing A and carries at its outer end amutilated gear-wheel, F, which may be de scribed as a circular diskhaving a smooth periphery, with the exception of two short toothedportions, (1 and b, separated by a short toothless space, 0, and a longtoothless space, 61. The wheel or disk F rotates in the directionindicated by arrows in the several figures, and at the forward end ofthe toothed sections are placed projecting lugs or fingers e and f,which are formed upon or secured to the face of the disk.

G indicates a shaft suitably journaled in framing A and carrying at oneend a stoppinion, H, having twostop-faces, g and h, curved to conform tothe smooth periphery of wheel or disk F, and two pins or studs, z and j,against which the fingers e and fstrike to throw the toothed portions ofthe pinion into mesh with the toothed portions of the disk or wheel F.This form of mechanism for secur ing an intermittent motion or rotationof a well understood; hence its principle of operation need not furtherbe explained.

ordisk F into mesh.

As the disk or wheel F rotates with its smooth face din contact with itsstop-face g of pinion H, said pinion and the shaft G, to which it iskeyed fast. remain at rest; but when finger e strikes pint it turns thepinion far enough to cause its teeth is to mesh with teeth a of wheel ordisk F, the teeth insuring equal surface-speeds of the two and the exactturning of the smooth faces to effect their proper meeting.

The pinion H, actuated by the finger e and gear-teeth (1, makes onehalf-revolution. Then the stop-faceg and the smooth portion a of wheelof disk F comes into contact and the pinion remains at rest, firmlylocked against further movement, until fingerf strikes pinj (which isbrought into the path of said finger by the semi-rotation of the pinion)and brings teeth Z of the pinion and teeth I) of the wheel Whenthisoccurs, the pinion makes one half-revolution and comes to rest withits face h in contact with face 01 of thedisk.

The smooth face 65 extends about two-thirds zthfi way around the disk F,andthe pinion time to leave the carrier.

therefore remains at rest for quite a long peries at its outer end acrank-arm, I, which isv connected by a link, J, to the tipping carrierK, which latter consists of a flooring and suitable sides, the rear endbeing entirely open and unobstructed and the frontend closed by rier andits load.

a swinging gate or ejector, L. The carrier is pivoted at m upon a rod orothersupport, suitably sustained to carry the weight of the carrier issustained by links M, connected at their lower ends to the carrier, andat their upper ends to the side beams or bars of the swinging ejector L,which latter is suspended from its L upper end and swings upon its pivot11', asindicated. The bars or slats of the ejector are extended downbetween the bars of the floor of the carrier, so that their lower endsrise above the floor only as the ejector reaches the limit of itsmovement, it at all. Being thus constructed, the operation is asfollows:

Motion being imparted to shaft B through the advance of the machine,saidshait,t.hrough its pinion D and the gear-wheel E, gives motion to shaft0. As said shaft 0 rotates it carries with it the disk or wheel F, whichrotates without affecting other parts until finger e encounters pin 13,whereupon the shaft G is caused by said pin and finger and by the teetha and k to make a half-revolution, carrying crank-arm I from apointvertically below'to a point vertically above shaft G, andtherebytipping the carrier upon its pivot m. As the carrier thus tipsthe links M,

The forward end of the car-" which have their upper ends thrown somewhatout of the vertical position and toward pivot m, throw the lower end ofejector or gate L toward the rear end of the carrier, as plainly shownin Figs. 2 and 4. thus forcing the bundles toward the delivery end ofthe carrier. Faces a and h of the disk F and pinion H come into contactas soon as the teeth a and Ir. pass out of mesh, and while face 0 istraveling over face h the shaft 0 remains at rest and gives the requireddwell or interval to insure the certain discharge of the bundles.

Any form of variable gear may be employed to cause the discharge of agreater or a less number of bundlesvat a time, this featurebe-v ing,however, quite old, and therefore not specifically described and shown.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim is- 1. In combinationwith a tipping bundlecarrier, gearing, substantially such as shown,

adapted to positively tip the carrier, hold it at rest fora shortperiod, and bring it back positively to receiving position,substantially as explained.

; 2. The combination, substantially as described and shown. of a pivotedcarrying;-vv

frame, a rotary shaft provided with a crankarm and stop-pinion, a linkconnecting the carrying-frame and crank-arm, and a mutilated gear wheelor disk adapted to partially rotate the stop-piniom'then to hold thesame at rest for a short period, and to complete the revolution of theshaft and hold the pinion at rest while the bundles are collected in thev carrier.

i 3. In conibinationwith shaft 0 and mutilated gear-wheel F,securedthereon.shaft G, provided with stop-pinion H and crank-ar|n I, tippingcarrier K, and link J, connecting the crank-arm and the carrier,substantially as described and shown.

4:. ,In combination with a tipping bundlecarrier and an ejectortherefor. gearing. substantially as shown, connected to the carrier,

adapted to tip the latter, hold it at rest for a short period, and bringit back to receiving position,the carrier and ejector being actuatedpositively by the gearing. as described.

5. In combination with a tipping carrier I having its sides closed andopen at one end. a

swinging end gate or ejector pivoted to the I frame, occupying the otherend of the carrier, and adapted to swing into the latter toward thedelivery end as the carrier tips to dis charge its load.

6. In combination with tipping carrier K, 7

of the carrier, and connected to the latter at its rear end by a link,M, as shown.

8. The combination, substantially as described and shown, of rotaryshaft 0, pro- 5 vided with disk F, having toothed portions a b, smoothedportions 0 d, and fingers ef, shalt G, provided with cranknrm I, andwith pinion H, having smooth faces gh, toothed spaces k Z, and pins if,tipping carrier K, link J, connecting crank-arm I, and carrier K,swinging [o ejector L, and link M, connecting the ejector and carrier.

SAMUEL MILLER. Witnesses:

HARRIS S. MILLER, HERBERT 0. FISHBAOK.

